JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Scope & Guideline
Shaping Tomorrow's Small Business Landscape Today
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Entrepreneurial Dynamics and Processes:
The journal examines the processes through which entrepreneurs identify opportunities, develop ideas, and navigate the complexities of starting and managing small businesses. - Small Business Management Strategies:
Research articles focus on strategic management practices specifically tailored for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including topics like innovation, marketing, and operational effectiveness. - Family Business Studies:
A significant emphasis is placed on family businesses, exploring their governance structures, succession planning, and the interplay between family dynamics and business performance. - Impact of External Factors:
The journal investigates how external elements such as economic conditions, regulatory environments, and technological advancements influence small business operations and entrepreneurial behavior. - Social and Environmental Entrepreneurship:
There is a growing focus on the role of small businesses in social entrepreneurship and sustainable practices, highlighting their potential for societal impact and responsibility. - Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship:
The journal explores issues related to gender, ethnicity, and other diversity factors in entrepreneurship, investigating how these elements affect entrepreneurial outcomes and opportunities.
Trending and Emerging
- Digital Transformation and Technology Adoption:
There is a growing emphasis on how small businesses are adopting digital technologies and transforming their operations to enhance efficiency, reach, and competitiveness in an increasingly digital economy. - Crisis Management and Resilience:
Research focusing on how small businesses navigate crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, is trending, with a particular interest in resilience strategies and learning from past challenges. - Sustainability and Green Entrepreneurship:
The importance of sustainable practices and green entrepreneurship is gaining traction, reflecting a broader societal push towards environmental responsibility and sustainable business models. - Entrepreneurial Ecosystems:
Emerging studies are exploring the role of entrepreneurial ecosystems in supporting small businesses, emphasizing the interconnectedness of various stakeholders, including government, academia, and private sector. - Mental Health and Well-being of Entrepreneurs:
There is an increasing focus on the psychological aspects of entrepreneurship, including stress management, mental health, and the overall well-being of small business owners, highlighting the human factor in entrepreneurship. - Social Entrepreneurship and Impact:
Research on social entrepreneurship is expanding, with a focus on how small businesses can drive social change while maintaining financial viability, thus blending profit motives with social missions.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Financing Models:
Research focusing on conventional financing methods, such as bank loans, is becoming less prevalent as alternative funding mechanisms, like crowdfunding and venture capital, gain importance. - Purely Economic Performance Metrics:
There is a noticeable decline in studies that solely focus on economic performance metrics, such as profit margins or revenue growth, without considering broader impacts such as social or environmental outcomes. - Static Business Models:
Research that examines fixed or traditional business models in small businesses is waning, as there is a shift towards understanding dynamic and adaptive business models that can respond to changes in the market. - Individual Entrepreneurial Traits:
While individual traits are still relevant, there is a noticeable decrease in studies that focus exclusively on personal characteristics of entrepreneurs, as more research emphasizes contextual and relational factors. - Geographic Specificity:
The journal is seeing fewer studies that focus narrowly on specific geographic regions without considering broader, comparative or global contexts in small business management.
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